Elon Musk Gets OWNED On Twitter After Attacking Bernie Sanders

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  1. ButterBalls

    ButterBalls Well-Known Member

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    OK :nod:
     
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    No Canadian gas does/did that! I know I live in Wyoming ;)
     
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    Hardly :) Did he build
     
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    I guess that explain our domestic oil exports during the last administration, you know, when gas prices were $2.00 less then under Bydumb ;)
     
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    Obviously, the point is that Tesla success did not depend on recharging stations built by the government.

    Now that Tesla has made the advances that point the way, the government will support EVER LAST ONE of its competitors!!

    And, you will whine about Musk and electricity in general.
     
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    Read it again, you do know what a Seven eleven is, right.. They are on every corner when I lived there :)

    Yup, and the tesla plant is less then 30 miles from the home where I grew up, so why wouldn't there be charging stations everywhere LOL

    Read the article again and this time think "Hypotheticals" :) You don't think with charging times there isn't potential for maybe a motel, or movie theater or a plethora of opportunities to make money while people are charging their rides.. DAMN BRO!

    Well you actually did think it out, but you need to envision MORE, like say a Pilot Flying J, where people can shower, eat and expand entertainment and revenue.. You're closer then you think..

    Arggggg, really bro, you see no opportunity AGAIN :(

    And yet your President made the promise ;)

    I guess some folk are visionaries and some are just, well folks :)
     
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    Oh but it does rely on charging stations, well if cross country is the goal.. How long you think those EV's are gonna last out here at 5 degree with the heater running nonstop.. That's just one good reason to have station everywhere. If that mode of transportation is going to survive anywhere but temperate weather they will need lots of charging stations and the more seasonal the area then the more they will need to be recharged..
     
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  8. WillReadmore

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    You were complaining about OIL. Oil prices are driven internationally, except for anomalies such as the transportation problem for the oil trapped in north central US and Canada that caused regional oil prices to be low there.

    Oil companies lobbied hard to get that oil into pipelines so they could RAISE the price of that oil to the world market driven level.

    Now, you want to talk about gas. But, that's not the same issue.

    Inflation, including with gas is caused by:
    - the FED and their easy money policy
    - the support we gave people who needed help due to COVID
    - the decisions of corporations to cut production due to COVID

    That combination has led to plenty of money and fewer products.

    That combination causes inflation.

    That will slow NOT because of any oil policy, but because corporations will pick up production, the FED will restrain itself in flooding us with easy money (hopefully), and because the US population will need less support as we work through COVID, with people getting vaccinated and otherwise not being stark raving STUPID.

    But, YOU think it's our president's fault!!!

    LOL on you.
     
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    May I refer you to my sig :)
     
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    Thanks for making that point! Those employees are NOT paid by the government.

    And, while gas stations need attendants like that, EV charging points do NOT need attendants. They can be in public parking lots where they take up zero real estate, etc.
    What the heck is THAT supposed to mean??

    They put charging stations where it would best help fuel their market. They aren't stupid.
    That's NOT hypothetical.

    Once again, you are proving MY point
    There is a TON of opportunity. That is MY point.

    YOUR point is that there would be a federally paid attendant. That was in your cite and that is what I called you on.

    Throughout our electric future there is massive opportunity. Even today, more people are employed by clean energy than by oil. Today, people can reduce their power bills substantially by installing solar electric. Today, people can buy electric cars and thus pay less in maintenance and fuel.

    In fact, today two thirds of our total oil usage is for transportation. We could improve our balance of trade by going electric!! Think what it would mean to our balance of trade if we started consuming only half the oil we consume today!

    How much would we then have to import??

    You really should get on board!
     
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    I never said they would, I said charging station were going to be placed with tax payer money. WOW.. And you still can't grasp the opportunity that long charging will provide ;)

    Look you found my point LMAO :)

    I know, half my reply to you was Potential revenue from charging centers, look I came up with a IDEA, charging centers with employee's and activities and entertainment while PEOPLE charge their EV's. Wow I'm sure im the only one to imagen that opportunity!!!!!

    I give up, you are basically repeating the same idea's I have taught you lolol.. I'm gonna put you on time out, slow the flow down and give you more time to process it ;)

    L8trz...
     
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    I don't know what you are arguing about anymore.

    I objected to your article, because it suggested that charging required a federally paid attendant. And that is totally false.

    Then, I pointed out that Tesla paid for and installed large numbers of EV charging facilities in order to support its sales of electric vehicles. So, the notion that Tesla depended on federally funded charging facilities is nonsense.

    I totally agree that we need more charging points around the country in order to move more thoroughly to EVs, even though most charging will probably be done at home, and most EVs can now achieve around 300 miles - more than a vast majority of car trips. A new Tesla model S can get 400 miles per charge. Like with gas cars, it's important to be able to fuel up away from your house or apartment.
     
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    I objected to your anti-EV citation for specific false statements it made.

    I'm glad to see you turn around on that.

    I really didn't notice that you're a fan of our EV future.
     
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    Nailed it. The idead of using a minuturized satellite in very low earth orbit with a low gain transmitter knowing the signal drop off with distance is logarithmic is pretty damn cool.
    Star link is going to be a very disruptive technology.
     
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    Keep us posted how its working for you.

    I hear the latency is getting shorter than advertised pretty quickly.
     
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    You do realize that Starlink will bring internet access to any place around the world putting those in the poorest of nations access to the same information that the richest of nations already have access to. Why is it that Democrats are for helping the poor.... unless it's not their idea or provides them additional wealth?
     
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    It won't. It's priced out of reach from the poor. Beside, Musk will have to play ball with those despotic dictators around the world of see his satelites go boom.
     
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    And that is where you are wrong. Despotic dictators won't have the ability to control it outside of power control. Not sure why you are not wanting poor nations to have access to the world wide web?

    SpaceX plans to roll out Starlink access to the poor and telephony

    The new SpaceX document lays out Starlink’s plans to provide phone services, voice calls even in the absence of power, and cheaper plans for low-income people under the government’s Lifeline program.
     
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    You think China or Russia can't blow up Musk's satelites?
     
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    Sure. Any country and commit an act of war.
     
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    An act of war against private assets? Does Elon Musk have its own private army?
     
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    I dunno, rocket technology, 200 billion at hand and millions of illegals storming the borders! I guess if anyone had a chance he would!
     
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    Earth is very clearly better off when there is greater equality of opportunity.

    Beyond that, read Matthew 25:31-end. Maybe Democrats do a better job of listening to Jesus.
     
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    Damn, didn't realize that Elon Musk was such an idiot - does he actually write his own Tweets or does some desk jockey do it for him?
     
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    Tesla like many other large corps in the US received financial assistance from the federal government. While musk certainly was the pioneer, he didn't do it alone or on his own.
     

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